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| Al Green's extraordinary voice became known to the world through a string of legendary hits in the early 1970s, classics including "Tired of Being..... |
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| "I've wanted to do this rhythm and blues album for a long time" says Boz Scaggs about his new Virgin Records release, Come on Home. "I grew up on this music, and this record is a tribute..... |
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| With his distinctive vocals and blue-collar songwriting skills, Canadian icon Bryan Adams' take on rock 'n' roll basics found a niche that has lasted for..... |
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| According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and..... |
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| Earth, Wind & Fire was one of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed, and commercially popular funk bands of the ‘70s. Conceived by..... |
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| One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins. They made..... |
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| Since Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when Heart stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with..... |
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| Huey Lewis and the News were a bar band that made good. With their simple, straight-forward rock & roll, the San Francisco-based group became one of America's most..... |
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| In many ways, Jackson Browne was the quintessential sensitive Californian singer/songwriter of the early '70s. Only Joni Mitchell and James Taylor ranked..... |
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| After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England..... |
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| Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts, G's sound..... |
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| Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kenny Loggins was born in Everett, WA, and moved to Los Angeles in his teens. He got a job as a staff writer and wrote four songs..... |
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| With his husky, soulful baritone, Michael McDonald became one of the most distinctive and popular vocalists to emerge from the laid-back California pop/rock scene of..... |
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| First rising to fame at the helm of the popular folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant subsequently enjoyed even greater success as a solo performer as..... |
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| Soul diva Patti LaBelle enjoyed one of the longest-lived careers in contemporary music, notching hits in a variety of sounds ranging from girl group pop to..... |
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| Before he released his first album, Richard Marx sang on commercials and was a backing vocalist for Lionel Richie. It was here that he learned the commercial pop skills..... |
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| Seal emerged from England's house music scene in the early '90s to become the most popular British soul vocalist of the decade. Although his earliest material..... |
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| Although they began as an artsy prog-rock band, Styx would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late 70's/early 80's, due to a fondness..... |
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| Tom Jones became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the British Invasion. Since the mid-'60s, Jones has sung nearly every form of popular music -- pop..... |
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